Southpointe Academy is a leading edge International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum School surrounded by the ocean, beaches and natural beauty of South Delta. As a co-educational, secular day school serving nearly 710 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, Southpointe is known for its strong sense of community, collaborative culture and commitment to professional development. The school fosters caring relationships with students and develops young people of character who make a positive difference in the world.
Southpointe takes immense pride in its world-class educational offerings. The International Baccalaureate Primary Years (Grades K-5), Middle Years (Grades 6-10), and Diploma (Grades 11-12) Programmes are globally recognized for their excellence and educational impact. These distinguished programmes are complemented by state-of-the-art facilities and purpose-built amenities, ensuring an innovative environment for learning. Southpointe is actively constructing a cutting-edge expansion campus spanning over 75,000 square feet, seamlessly integrated with its existing facilities. This substantial undertaking not only mirrors the school's continuous growth, but also demonstrates a sustained commitment to offering an optimal learning environment for all members of the school community.
Are you a people-first HR professional looking to thrive in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment where your work truly makes a difference? We are looking for a proactive and knowledgeable HR Specialist to join our team and contribute to a workplace grounded in compassion, respect, and shared purpose. In this key role—located in beautiful Tsawwassen—you will be a trusted partner to employees and school leaders. You will provide expert guidance on all areas of human resources including recruitment, on and off boarding, employee relations, performance management, contract interpretation, and occupational health and safety. Your work will help shape the employee experience by promoting fair, consistent practices and supporting leadership with integrity and clarity—ensuring alignment with collective agreements, employment legislation, and our organizational values.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who brings both insight and a hands-on approach—someone who is as comfortable coaching and supporting others as they are refining policy or navigating complex challenges. If you are collaborative, values-aligned, and passionate about people and culture, we’d love to hear from you.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Serve as a subject matter expert, providing day-to-day support, and guidance to leaders, employees and administrators on the full spectrum of human resource matters including recruitment, labour relations, workforce planning, employee relations, and performance management, ensuring consistency and compliance with the collective agreement and relevant legislation to promote effective and positive employment relationships
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting and compliance as required under the collective agreement
- Support workplace investigations as assigned and draft objective, clear and professional reports of findings
- Manage the grievance process by fostering early resolution and minimizing organizational risk by dealing with union representatives to proactively address workplace concerns
- Support the preparation and support of collective bargaining, including research, data collection and analysis before and during negotiations
- Recommend effective strategies to improve employee relations, engagement, and retention based on trends and feedback
- Guide and manage the full recruitment process including job description, posting, screening, selection support, onboarding and offboarding
- Collaborate with the HR Director and leadership to design and implement robust recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes
- Draft and review employment agreements, ensuring compliance with legislation and collective agreement provisions and ensure complete new hire documentation is provided to relevant departments
- Draft, support and regularly review policies, procedures, and guidelines within areas of responsibility, actively educating employees on same, and making evidence-based recommendations to promote a respectful, informed work environment
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, ensuring alignment with the professional development provisions in the collective agreement and in accordance with policies
- Liaise with the Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB), monitor and verify teaching certifications via the portal, maintain accurate records and tracking, and support teachers in obtaining or maintaining required certification
- Ensure Criminal Record Checks are completed, renewed and properly documented for employees, contractors, and volunteers
- Liaise with WorkSafe BC on compliance, workplace claims, incidents, and investigations, escalating issues where safety or legal risks exist; participating and supporting the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee, ensuring compliance with WorkSafe BC regulations
- Stay current on HR best practices, legislation, labour case law, and health and safety requirements, and advise the school of any implications
- Maintain accurate and organized employee records in both digital and physical formats to ensure timely retrieval and compliance
- Prepare and issue employment confirmation and verification of teaching experience letters
- Collect and analyze employee feedback data and provide insight and reporting to support HR decision-making
- Maintain and regularly update the school’s organizational chart
- Perform other related duties as required in support of Human Resources operations
Qualifications and Requirements
Education & Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; a combination of education, experience, and relevant skills will also be considered
- CPHR designation or Candidate status is considered an asset
Experience
- 3–5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including employee relations and labour relations in a unionized environment
- Minimum 2 years of experience leading or supporting recruitment and selection processes
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing HR initiatives
- Experience working with HRIS platforms is required; proficiency with BambooHR is strongly preferred
Professional & Interpersonal Skills
- Acts with empathy, compassion, and professionalism in all interactions; builds trusting relationships across all levels of the organization
- Demonstrates sound judgment, loyalty and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential matters
- Maintains a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative approach while engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including leadership, faculty, staff, students, and families
- Communicates clearly and thoughtfully, both verbally and in writing; able to deliver challenging messages with tact and care
- Embraces challenges with determination and a solution-focused mindset; adapts to evolving priorities and persists through complexity
- Highly organized, dependable, and committed to seeing tasks and projects through to completion
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing meaningfully to team-based
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools
- Strong digital fluency, with the ability to navigate HR systems and data with accuracy and efficiency
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and dental plan, and other extended benefits;
- 9% RRSP employer contributions on top of employee contributions;
- Salaries are 6% above the public grid at all levels;
- Staff wellness program;
- Subsidized school lunch programme;
- Professional development resources and support;
- Curriculum leadership opportunities;
- Commuter benefits.
Applications
Please submit your application with the following supporting documents to our Careers portal:
- Cover letter;
- Resume;
- Copy of BC Ministry of Education: Certificate of Qualification or Independent School Teaching Certificate.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada or be in the process of obtaining the appropriate visa(s).
Southpointe Academy encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds. We value each community member’s identity, perspective and well-being, and embrace our differences as a sign of strength. We believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
